HB66
Federal benefit programs; DMS & DSS shall study technology systems used to administer.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 6, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Michael Feggans (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Social Services; administration of medical assistance and social services programs; technology modernization; report.
Directs the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to contract with a third-party vendor to study and create a plan for the modernization of the technological systems used to administer federal benefit programs in the Commonwealth. The bill requires DSS and DMAS to ... (More) develop and submit a legislative report that includes a plan to modernize the current technological systems to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by December 1, 2026, and to use the recommendations and plan outlined in such legislative report to move forward with the procurement process. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104089D
- 12/30/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/16/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB66)
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106631D-H1
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB66)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
